World War II veteran Stanley Byars, 92, of Atlanta, center, is embraced by his great-granddaughter Zoe Ham, 7, before receiving the French Legion of Honor medal along with fellow veteran Neill Jack Cox, 90, of Clermont, Ga., left, during a ceremony at the Capitol Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Atlanta. The Legion of Honor is the highest distinction France can award to a citizen or foreigner. The Ten WWII veterans who were honored Thursday fought on French territory as part of the liberation of the country from Nazi Germany and were nominated by President Francois Hollande. Regularly under enemy fire, Byars was the sole survivor of machine gun fire from a single German fighter plan that attacked his five-truck convoy. (AP Photo/David Goldman), APTOPIX